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May 24, 2013

New at Mainz University: International Master’s degree in Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism

Joint Master's degree program of the Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz starts in October 2013 Our society and our whole outlook on life are becoming increasingly globalized. National and cultural boundaries have become blurred by the rapid ...

May 24, 2013

Unspooling DNA from nucleosomal disks

The tight wrapping of genomic DNA around nucleosomes in the cell nucleus makes it unavailable for gene expression. An LMU team now describes a mechanism that allows chromosomal DNA to be locally displaced from nucleosomes for transcription. In higher organisms the genomic DNA is stored in the ...

May 24, 2013

Microwaves reveal mirror molecules

New technique reliably tells left-handed from right-handed variant of a compound The chemistry of life is built on left-handed and right-handed molecules that can have completely different functions. A novel technique, developed by researchers from the US and Germany, can reliably tell these ...

May 23, 2013

2013 SAOT Young Researcher Award in Optical Technologies bestowed upon Professor Jonathan Home, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

 - Prof. David Wineland, 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics, presents the lecture at the academic ceremony - In 2013, for the sixth time, the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg will bestow the Young Researcher ...

May 23, 2013

Going live – immune cell activation in multiple sclerosis

New indicator molecules visualise the activation of auto-aggressive T cells in the body as never before Biological processes are generally based on events at the molecular and cellular level. To understand what happens in the course of infections, diseases or normal bodily functions, scientists ...

May 23, 2013

Signs of motor disorders can appear years before disease manifestation

A pan-European study: German researchers present results in “Lancet Neurology” It is known that signs of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease can appear years before the disease becomes manifest; these signs take the form of subtle changes in the brain and behavior ...